Wednesday, August 10, 2011

MLB Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Francisco Giants

The Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants will both be trying to pick up a win on Wednesday when they battle at AT&T Park.

Jeff Karstens will be the starting pitcher for the Pirates on this day. Righthander Karstens is 7-5 this season with a 3.09 ERA.

Starting this game for the Giants will be Jonathan Sanchez. The lefthander has a 4.10 ERA to go along with a 4-6 record this season.

Oddsmakers currently have the Giants listed as 165-moneyline favorites versus the Pirates, while the game's total is sitting at 7½.

In their last action, Pittsburgh was a 6-0 loser on the road against the Giants. Bettors on San Francisco at -174 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (6) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well.

Team records: Pittsburgh: 55-60 SU San Francisco: 64-53 SU

Pittsburgh most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 2-8 Before playing Milwaukee are 3-7 After playing San Francisco are 5-5 After a loss are 1-9

San Francisco most recently: When playing on Wednesday are 6-4 Before playing Florida are 6-4 After playing Pittsburgh are 5-5 After a win are 4-6

A few trends to consider: The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone OVER in 9 of Pittsburgh's last 12 games The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Francisco Pittsburgh is 4-11 SU in its last 15 games when playing San Francisco The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Francisco's last 6 games at home San Francisco is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh

Next up: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, Friday, August 12 San Francisco at Florida, Friday, August 12

MLB Preview: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Francisco Giants

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